This page contains recordings and information pertaining to my past and present musical projects. I am a member of the Ottawa-based band Eight Minute Veil and Kingston-based band Garçon Means Boy. I also produce my own material, which is available for download here. Enjoy.

Matthew Brehmer

Transit (2008)

Transit

TRANSIT is an album released independently in 2008. DOWNLOAD the FULL ALBUM (via the Internet Archive). Link to album page.

  • Trans-Canada Hwy

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  • An Empty Room

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  • The Last 95

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Math Grenades (2006)

Math Grenades

The MATH GRENADES EP was completed in December 2006 and released online in 2007. DOWNLOAD the FULL ALBUM (via the Internet Archive). Link to album page.

  • Set In Your Ways

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  • Who You Want

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  • Who You Want (Remix)

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Mystic Scientific (w/ Phil Horwitz) (2006)

In December of 2006, Phil and I recorded this track. Phil plays trumpet and handles the Korg MicroSynth. I take care of the MIDI and production. The name is derived from a graffiti tag I stumbled across in Halifax, shown here:

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  1. Mystic Scientific

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Early Lo-Fi Instrumentals (2004-2005)

Recorded in a dorm room between September 2004 and March 2005 with an acoustic guitar, a bass, various pedals, a 6-track mixer and a microphone. Available at archive.org here (20 MB zip).

  1. August

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  2. Like No Tomorrow

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  3. Yesterday’s Swing

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  4. Dance / Duel

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  5. Solstice

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  6. All Shops Close Down

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  7. Collapsing

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Eight Minute Veil

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Eight Minute Veil is a group based out of Ottawa. Formed in 2003, the band went on to play shows in Ottawa and eastern Ontario, including appearances at the Ottawa Ex and Ontario Wakefest. The band has been on hiatus since late 2006.

The following demo was recorded and produced by Eight Minute Veil, January – April 2005 in Ottawa.

  1. Measure

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  2. The Lion’s Fee

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  3. A Beautiful Day in the Universe

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  4. Sfear (live)

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Eight Minute Veil’s Myspace Page.

Garçon Means Boy

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Garçon Means Boy is a group based out of Kingston, formed in 2006 during a rooftop jam at Queen’s homecoming.

  1. The Sun Comes Up Anyways

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Garçon Means Boy’s Myspace Page.